Sugar Land Red Light Cameras
By Mike Wong, Realtor: Commercial, Residential, Leasing, Invest
(Keller Williams Realty Southwest)
Sugar Land City Council reviewed an update on the department's red-light cameras. After six months of using the cameras in 4 locations in Sugar Land, the department is reporting a 26 percent decrease in the number of red-light violations. The cameras take pictures and video of cars that cross into the intersection after the light turns red. Those images are then sent to the car owner and a $75 ticket is issued. The cameras have been used to issue more than 10,000 tickets, according to the Sugar Land Police Department. The city has reported a collection rate of about 65 percent on those tickets. City Council has proposed an ordinance requiring residents to pay those tickets before being allowed to renew their car registration. The gross revenue collected to date is more than $513,000 a...
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